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Pray TV was the title of a made-for-TV drama in 1982 which aired on ABC starring John Ritter and Ned Beatty. The project garnered controversy when Rev. Jerry Falwell, the prominent televangelist, undertook a public campaign in an attempt to keep the TV movie from airing.
Video Pray TV (1982 film)
Plot summary
A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep conflicts between the latter's conventional activities servicing his community's spiritual needs and his power wielded as a TV celebrity.
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Fake Phone Number in Film Gets Real Calls
The telephone number advertised by Rev. Stone got 15,000 real calls for help.
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Cast
- John Ritter as Tom McPherson
- Ned Beatty as Rev. Freddy Stone
- Richard Kiley as Rev. Gus Keiffer
- Madolyn Smith as Liz Oakes
- Louise Latham as Mrs. Oakes
- Jonathan Prince as Bill Oakes
- Michael Currie as Artie Allman
- Kenneth Tigar as Parker
- Lois Hamilton as Bobbi Ellis
- Jason Bernard as Everett
- Frank Birney as Johnson
- James Keane as Fats
- Richard Kennedy as Announcer
- Mel Tormé as Himself
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References
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External links
- Pray TV on IMDb
- Pray TV at AllMovie
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